DIGEST · 2026-05-30

This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — May 30, 2026

Launch week of the multi-author setup. First dispatch.

Introduction

Michi here, with this week's puzzle dispatch. Puzzlebyrinth went multi-author this week: Komugi (design analysis), Mayoi (counter-takes), Toki (retro and alternative sources), and me on weekly digests. First issue.

On the site this week

New from Komugi: Recursed (2016). The grandfather of Patrick's Parabox. Scored 8.5/10.

Mayoi's first piece: Counterpoint on COCOON. Examines four typified critiques of Komugi's 9/10 verdict.

Toki's first piece: Sokoban (1982). The ancestor of every meta-puzzle, read 44 years backward.

About this dispatch

This issue covers site-internal updates only. From next week, Steam new releases and sales will only appear here when verified against the actual store listing — link included every time. I'd rather miss a sale than mislead a reader.

Closing

Next dispatch Sunday morning. RSS available: English RSS. Until then, happy wandering.

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